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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
2
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Secretary C. C. Gilbert of the commission says the interest display is the kind that insures success as pathfinders of the Memphis to Bristol trans state highway plan to visit Columbia next Monday. A Maury county route is under discussion among three Nashville to Jackson options with Columbia and Maury county aiming to make a strong showing. the party will stop at several towns and be given ovations.
Interest remains strong as Elder D. H. Friend of Horse Cave Kentucky leads a protracted meeting at South Columbia Christian church. Officials expect about a week more of preaching with services at 1 a m and 7 p m each day.
Well known Glendale fancier W H Puryear is expected to manage the poultry department at the Maury County Fair this fall with plans for a rich prize list. Prof H C Pierce will lecture September eight and nine on poultry science. Premiums will rise about one third from last year to attract top fowl entries and Eggs exhibitors.
Phintias Lodge No. 27 Knights of Pythias will meet Friday night to confer the rank of page on applicants.
Local potato prices have plunged from 100 to 2.25 per big bag amid poor crop prospects. Northern states report a better second crop stand and expect prices to improve after harvest. Other market notes include sheep and lamb prices in Louisville, wholesale produce quotes, and various farm commodities pricing across fruits, meats, wool, and seeds.
Typhoid illness reports include William Fitzpatrick of Santa Fe and Rev W H Lovell's son both sick in Santa Fe. Mrs George Williamson improving after a period of illness. Mrs R W Thomas, also sick, transported to Nashville today for treatment.
Rumors swirl that Senate leaders may block a $500 pay grab for lawmakers to coerce House approval of the Nashville charter bill and the Baxter Leach election law. The General Assembly met with the House focusing on local measures while the Senate advanced the general appropriation bill amid tense, high-stakes bargaining.
J. M. Miller aged 89 died Friday night at his home in Shady Grove. He is survived by two children Alice Smith and Mrs. T. H. Erwin and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held at the residence under the Gate City Guards of Atlanta Sunday at 2 p m with a military tournament including Georgia National Guard veterans. Special guests will include governors of seceding states who joined the 30 year old peace mission.
Lawrence Cunningham five year old son of Mr and Mrs L A Cunningham died Tuesday morning at J J Loftin home on Iron Bridge road. Funeral at ten Wednesday morning at the residence conducted by Elder A Gray.
A local garden belonging to J. W. Crone in Greeley is devoted to breeding toads and growing garden crops. Crone claims toads are the worst enemy of the fly and foresees people domesticating them to rid premises of pests. Neighbors note the toads have cleared Crone’s area and link Miles absence to the toad garden.
A building section on West Sixth street nears completion with additions to E F. Erwin’s home and improvements by J T. Mefford, J B. Alfernon Jr, and Pearl Raines. Work includes new rooms, foundation work, and various repairs as residents upgrade their properties.
The Standard Giants of Nashville faced Columbia at Riverside Park on Wednesday afternoon. Slim Jim fanned seventeen batters, allowed three singles, while Nashville scored none and Columbia pushed across several runs with a picked up squad tied to Cy Dunnington and Blais.
Real estate transfers show H T Brown to 8 B Stephens in District 6 with 1000 dollars. H G Evans to Columbia Bank and Trust Co. lot in 2nd ward with 10000 dollars. Dobbins Ewing to McKennon Anderson Foster strip of land in 2nd ward Columbia. T W Lowell to J H Flowers 1 ½ acres for 100 dollars. N G Cheatham to J H Kannon trustee 97 acres 6th district for 5260 dollars. J W Shapiro to J & Shapiro lot in Int district for 622 dollars.
Special to The Herald reports a clash in the Tennessee legislature when Sergeant at Arms Whisker of Maury county allegedly accused Representative P. McFarland of pressuring against the election pill. McFarland challenged Whisker to the hall where Whitaker claimed McFarland struck him with a bell then returned the blow before bystanders separated them.
In Chico on June 29 a 14 year old girl died after being beaten for neglecting a task. Stepmother Mrs Fanmattunstel and Arthur Lawler the step brother faced murder charges as a coroner's jury investigated. The countryside raged while authorities rushed to jail for safety. Witnesses described a body covered with bruises and a death deemed murder by authorities.
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